Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Geissenhof, Franz

Vienna · b. 1754, d. 1821

Historical maker

Named in 2 books.

What the books printed

The violin, Hart, George. London: Dulau, 1909. Page 264, scan 326.
Geissenhof, Franz, Vienna, died 1821. The initials F. G. sometimes branded on the button. Stradivari model. Good work.
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An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 25, scan 47. Held as more than one scan.
GEISSENHOF, FRANZ, Vienna, b. Vils, 1754, d. Vienna, 1821.
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  • Entries from 2 books stand under this name, and the software judged them near-certain the same person. Tell us if that is wrong and we will split the record.

Same town, same time

93 other Vienna makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:

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